Jordan Watch: Water

More on Radioactivity in Disi Aquifer

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:27:00 GMT

To begin with, I am attaching at the end of this post the full manuscript of the paper that caused the controversy in Jordan regarding the findings of high concentrations of Radium in samples from the Disi aquifer. I have received the paper from my fellow blogger Mohannad Arabiyat only minutes after publishing my initial post. He accessed it through his University library. Few hours ago I received... [read more]

The Curious Case of Radioactivity in Disi Aquifer

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 23:18:00 GMT

High controversey has been generated in Jordan in the last couple of days after the biggest global news agency "Reuters" published a news item about a scientific study claiming high levels of radioactive isotopes found in Jordan major strategic water reservoir; the Disi Basin. The scientific study was conducted by a team of researchers composed of 9 researchers from the USA, Jordan, Israel and Palestine... [read more]

Disi Conveyor on the right track?

Fri, 09 May 2008 01:05:00 GMT

An informative report from Oxford Business Group about Jordan's elusive Disi conveyor project. Will it finally see the light? Ground will finally be broken on Jordan's Disi Water Conveyance Project in June, as the drought-stricken country looks to boost its increasingly scarce water supply and combat the persistent shortfall of potable water in Amman and other urban centres. Speaking last... [read more]